Embedding Instructions into Prompts

Sometimes, prompts can be complicated either in usage or in business implications. While we can leave some notes for the user in the prompt description, sometimes it would be nice to be able to do a little more than that space provides. Thanks to a tip from reader Arnold Slabbekoorn, here’s a method for embedding a popup with additional information directly into the prompt itself.

Step 0 – Setup

The first thing you need to do is enable HTML Output in the Prompt Description. You can find this setting in Web Server Configuration by logging in as the Administrator and navigating to the Security section. This option is off by default.

This doesn’t actually have to be a document, and it could be any URL or wiki page. For the purposes of this example though, I’m going to create a document that contains the information I want to display.

Step 2 – Add Code to the Prompt

Edit the prompt you want to annotate navigate to the section for Instructions.